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succinimide

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Also known as 2,5-Pyrrolidinedione, Butanimide, 2,5-Diketopyrrolidine, succinic acid imide, 2,5-dioxopyrrolidine, dihydro-3-pyrroline-2,5-dione, 3,4-dihydropyrrole-2,5-dione

Succinimide is an organic compound with the formula (CH2)2(CO)2NH. This white solid is used in a variety of organic syntheses, as well as in some industrial silver plating processes. The compound is classified as a cyclic imide. It may be prepared by thermal decomposition of ammonium succinate.

Chemical data

Formula
C4H5NO2
Molecular weight
99.09 g/mol
IUPAC name
pyrrolidine-2,5-dione
SMILES
C1CC(=O)NC1=O
InChIKey
KZNICNPSHKQLFF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
-1
Polar surface area
46.2 Ų
H-bond donors
1
H-bond acceptors
2
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Mass
99.032
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Commons category
Succinimide
found in taxon
Xanthium strumarium
chemical formula
C₄H₅NO₂
melting point
124
canonical SMILES
C1CC(=O)NC1=O
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Contents
  • Succinimides
  • See also
  • References

Succinimide is an organic compound with the formula (CH2)2(CO)2NH. This white solid is used in a variety of organic syntheses, as well as in some industrial silver plating processes. The compound is classified as a cyclic imide. It may be prepared by thermal decomposition of ammonium succinate.

==Succinimides== Succinimides refers to compounds that contain the succinimide group. These compounds have some notable uses. Several succinimides are used as anticonvulsant drugs, including ethosuximide, phensuximide, and methsuximide.

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